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STRONG'S 
CORRECT  SPELL 


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UC-NRLF 


$B    3D7    117 


;a      NDS,  HAYDEN  ^  ELDREDG; 


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COKRECT    SPELLING 


BY 

B.  NORMAN  STRONG 

DISTRICT  SUPERINTENDENT  OF  THE  ARSENAL  SCHOOL  DISTRICT 
HARTFORD,  CONNECTICUT 


FOR  THE 

SECOND,  THIRD,  FOURTH,  FIFTH,  SIXTH 
SCHOOL  YEARS 


HINDS.  HAYDEN  &  ELDREDGE.  Inc. 
New  York  Philadelphia  Chicago 


Copyright,  1917,  by  Hinds,  Hayden  &  Eldredge,  Inc. 


A-2 


Fni.if^»Tinrsi  DEPT. 


PREFACE 

The  primary  purpose  of  this  little  speller  is  to  fur- 
nish a  minimum  hst  of  words  that  several  careful 
investigations  have  proved  to  constitute  a  large  part 
of  the  written  vocabulary  of  children  and  adults. 

The  Ayres  List  of  1000  words  constitutes  its  basis. 
This  list  was  selected  in  1915  by  Dr.  Leonard  P.  Ayres 
of  the  Russell  Sage  Foundation  from  four  other  care- 
fully prepared  lists,  his  own  of  an  earlier  date  being 
one  of  them.  After  a  further  investigation,  Dr.  Ayres 
carefully  graded  these  words,  which  classification 
serves  as  the  basis  for  grading  in  this  speller. 

The  Ayres  List  was  supplemented  by  the  addition  of 
the  different  words  from  a  list  of  1158  words  carefully 
selected  from  the  "  spontaneous  compositions "  of 
children  of  the  pubhc  schools  of  Madison,  Wisconsin, 
by  Mr.  Homer  J.  Smith. 

The  list  was  still  further  supplemented  by  the  words 
"  most  frequently  used  "  in  the  Cook  and  O'Shea  List. 
This  latter  list  was  taken  from  the  personal  corre- 
spondence of  thirteen  adults,  both  men  and  women,  of 
varied  occupations  and  academic  training. 

This  final  selection  of  1781  different  words  must 
constitute  a  very  large  percentage  of  the  written  vocab- 
ulary of  children,  and  of  adults. 

It  is  firmly  believed  by  the  author  that,  if  these 
simple  words  are  taught  as  thoroughly  as  we  teach 
the  number  facts,  and  practically  100%  standing  re- 

iii 

G2S022 


iv  PREFACE 

quired  of  the  children,  fault  will  not  be  found  with  the 
spelling  product  of  our  public  schools. 

As  an  appendix  to  this  speller  there  is  a  phono- 
gramic  list  of  words  to  be  used  by  the  teacher.  It 
will  be  noticed  that  the  phonograms  are  printed  in 
black-faced  type  and  that  they  are  arranged  alpha- 
betically. It  will  be  noted  also  that  phonogramic 
words  in  the  body  of  the  speller  have  the  phonogram 
printed  in  black-faced  type.  Thus  the  teacher  can 
refer  immediately  to  the  phonogramic  group  and  pro- 
nounce other  words  belonging  to  it. 

This  speller  is  made  possible  by  the  vast  amount 
of  careful  research  work  that  has  preceded  it.  The 
author  wishes  to  thank  the  following  for  permission  to 
use  their  lists  of  words:  Dr.  Leonard  P.  Ayres  of  the 
Russell  Sage  Foundation,  Dr.  W.  A.  Cook  of  the 
University  of  Colorado,  Dr.  N.  V.  O'Shea  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Wisconsin,  Mr.  Homer  J.  Smith  of  the 
Milwaukee  Trade  School,  and  the  Bobbs-Merrill  Com- 
pany for  a  limited  number  of  copyright  words.  He 
wishes  to  acknowledge  with  cordial  appreciation  the 
careful,  conscientious  work  of  Miss  Mary  H.  Gladding 
and  others  who  prepared  the  phonogramic  list  of  words 
and  checked  up  the  words  from  the  different  lists 
used. 


SUGGESTIONS 

A  LARGE  part  of  the  simple  words  of  the  EngHsh 
language  are  phonogramic  and  have  the  phonogram 
spelled  in  only  one  way.  For  instance,  in  the  first 
group  of  words  in  the  Appendix,  ab  is  used  in  twelve 
different  words  with  a  sound  which  is  given  by  no  other 
combination  of  letters.  All  the  words  of  the  Appendix 
are  made  up  of  such  groups  of  words.  The  phono- 
grams throughout  the  book  are  printed  in  black-faced 
type. 

Each  group  of  words  in  the  first  grades  of  the  speller 
has  one  or  more  phonogramic  words  which  refer  to 
groups  in  the  Appendix.  First  place  an  entire  phono- 
gramic group  on  the  blackboard  and  give  the  pupils  a 
concert  drill  in  spelling,  so  that  they  will  get  the  rhythm 
of  the  repeated  sounds.  After  this  is  done  a  few  times, 
the  children  will  be  able  to  think  these  sounds  from  the 
pronunciation  of  the  word,  but  the  drill  should  be  con- 
tinued until  they  think  them  subconsciously.  When 
this  point  in  ear  training  has  been  reached,  the  children 
will  be  able  to  spell  unstudied  words  of  a  phonogramic 
group  when  they  know  one  of  its  words.  They  will 
soon  learn  that  words  with  black  letters  in  them  indi- 
cate that  similar  words  will  be  pronounced  by  the 
teacher.  For  instance,  if  the  word  back  occurs  in  the 
spelling  lesson,  the  teacher  will  refer  to  the  rest  of  the 
ack  group  and  pronounce  one  or  more  of  the  words 
^rom  it. 


vi  SUGGESTIONS 

Difficulty  will  be  experienced  at  first  because  of  the 
inability  of  the  children  to  hear  accurately  and  dis- 
tinctly the  pronunciation  of  the  elementary  sounds  that 
make  up  these  words.  At  first  the  teacher  will  ex- 
aggerate the  clearness  of  the  pronunciation  of  the 
word — almost  spell  it.  Then,  as  the  children's  hear- 
ing becomes  trained,  the  words  may  be  pronounced  in 
an  ordinary,  distinct  tone  of  voice. 

The  groups  of  the  fifth  and  sixth  grades  have  very 
few  phonogramic  words  in  them.  It  is  suggested  that 
the  teacher  select  some  of  the  more  difficult  phono- 
gramic groups  and  place  on  the  blackboard  one  word 
from  each  of  these  groups,  with  the  understanding 
that  any  of  the  words  of  the  groups  selected  may  be 
pronounced  as  a  part  of  the  spelling  lesson.  Several 
groups  might  be  represented.  Incidentally  the  ability 
that  children  acquire  in  finding  the  phonogramic  groups, 
which  are  arranged  alphabetically,  will  aid  them  in 
dictionary  work. 

Teachers  are  urged  to  make  much  of  the  phonogramic 
spelling.  If  this  plan  is  followed  regularly  and  system- 
atically, covering  the  five  years  of  work  indicated  in 
the  speller,  there  will  be  developed  not  only  spelling 
ability,  but  also  ability  to  pronounce  new  words.  At 
first  the  pupil  will  need  to  spell  the  new  word  aloud 
to  hear  how  it  sounds,  but  by  continued  practice,  he 
will  be  able  to  think  the  sound  and  pronounce  the  new 
word.  This  method  also  creates  better  articulation  in 
speech  and  reading. 

Each  teacher  should  review  all  words  in  the  grades 
preceding  her  own,  and  should  drill  on  them  until 
children  know  them  thoroughly — until  these  words  are 


SUGGESTIONS  vil 

registered  in  the  nerve  centers.  It  is  suggested  that 
principals  give  occasional  tests  of  words  selected  from 
this  speller  only,  and  require  all  normal  children  to 
be  practically  100%  on  them. 

B.  Norman  Strong. 


THE 

100%  SPELLING  BOOK 


lECO 

ND   GRADE 

-FIRST  HALF 

1 

2 

3 

me 

we 

she 

do 

on 

is 

ran 

tag 

at 

4 

5 

6 

see 

so 

now 

the 

no 

bed 

am 

lad 

cap 

7 

8 

9 

he 

my 

good 

you 

us 

Uttle 

day 

and 

last 

10 

11 

12 

ago 

of 

this 

red 

be 

aU 

are 

make 
1 

ask 

SECOND   GRADE 

13 

14 

15 

out 

into 

today 

your 

may 

an 

page 

back 

bath 

16 

17 

18 

did 

by 

mother 

hat 

rag 

bay 

jam 

ax 

bark 

19 

20 

21 

have 

over 

street 

land 

bake 

bad 

cab 

scar 

lass 

22 

23 

24 

come 

late 

three 

can 

man 

had 

barn 

let 

then 

25 

26 

27 

sea 

eat 

box 

say 

that 

lay 

send 

them 

spent 

28 

29 

30 

belong 

door 

yes 

fast 

fat 

pack 

plant 

end 

went 

FIRST  HALF 

31 

32 

33 

low 

teU 

baU 

bag 

lake 

grab 

peg 

yard 

law 

34 

35 

36 

home 

much 

call 

lap 

sack 

star 

cent 

it 

in 

37 

38 

39 

love 

year 

to 

ten 

hand 

play 

him 

six 

ring 

40 

41 

42 

as 

one 

has 

get 

men 

bent 

live 

kill 

big 

43 

44 

45 

flat 

how 

egg 

some 

pen 

her 

child 

ice 

sit 

46 

47 

48 

other 

baby 

well 

arm 

cat 

hen 

if 

nine 

ride 

SECOND  GRADE  —  FIRST  HALF 


49 

50 

51 

for 

was 

pet 

leg 

nest 

kiss 

sick 

kid 

his 

SECOND   GRADE  — SECOND  HALF 


1 

2 

3 

led 

face 

tree 

sad 

spar 

wet 

pin 

dip 

dig 

4 

5 

6 

north 

desk 

foot 

bass 

bat 

drag 

mix 

pile 

time 

7 

8 

9 

blow 

river 

winter 

hay 

flag 

lack 

like 

top 

not 

10 

11 

12 

stone 

free 

faU 

pan 

rat 

stack 

old 

look 

boy 

13 

14 

15 

away 

feet 

paper 

trap 

way 

tack 

school 

house 

5 

about 

SECOND   GRADE 

16 

17 

18 

put 

each 

bite 

will 

bring 

gay 

block 

song 

cow 

19 

20 

21 

cloth 

cook 

cool 

stand 

five 

pelt 

dog 

corn 

doll 

22 

23 

24 

dry 

hate 

hole 

nice 

pay 

fit 

vow 

colt 

run 

25 

26 

27 

oh 

bare 

park 

pick 

till 

win 

up 

but 

must 

28 

29 

30 

pie 

pul. 

seat 

bid 

hill 

tip 

cure 

duck 

mud 

31 

32 

33 

seU 

sew 

ear 

gin 

kick 

hit 

rug 

go 

book 

SECOND  : 

HALF 

34 

35 

36 

beU 

crow 

cry 

miss 

got 

spring 

cold 

brick 

hot 

37 

38 

39 

drum 

fly 

hike 

mice 

mill 

clock 

lot 

soft 

long 

40 

41 

42 

sled 

spy 

key 

drop 

rock 

roof 

just 

cut 

cup 

43 

44 

45 

oat 

tiny 

pup 

spot 

ill 

fox 

dust 

fun 

job 

46 

47 

48 

toy 

blot 

bold 

lock 

log 

mad 

shop 

sun 

gun 

49 

50 

51 

52 

bug 

horn 

tug 

joy 

pop 

row 

swim 

plow 

hut 

flog 

nut 

new 

THIRD 

GRADE       FIRST 

HALF 

1 

2 

3 

soon 

show 

letter 

came 

Monday 

after 

Sunday 

give 

bind 

take 

than 

thank 

4 

5 

6 

what 

or 

aUke 

its 

dear 

seven 

very 

form 

forget 

far 

stay 

gave 

7 

8 

9 

happy 

south 

blue 

noon 

deep 

post 

sister 

inside 

outside 

add 

cast 

card 

10 

11 

12 

game 

race 

cannot 

boat 

cover     • 

gas 

son 

read 

train 

grand 

dark 

hard 

THIRD  GRADE  —  FIRST  HALF 


13 

14 

15 

saw 

why 

place 

large 

want 

never 

near 

girl 

here 

age 

part 

glad 

16 

17 

18 

word 

most 

work 

every 

made 

our 

under 

said 

more 

glass 

dance 

save 

19 

20 

21 

from 

name 

with 

air 

room 

became 

along 

same 

brother 

farm 

wake 

crack 

22 

23 

24 

rain 

mail 

upon 

keep 

eye 

two 

start 

party 

would 

draw 

grape 

grave 

25 

26 

27 

any 

city 

week 

could 

only 

first 

should 

where 

seem 

wrap 

lawn 

yet 

10 


THIRD  GRADE  — FIRST  HALF 


28 

29 

30 

without 

hour 

head 

afternoon 

state 

story 

Friday 

July 

open 

west 

best 

help 

31 

32 

33 

lady 

better 

round 

reach 

w^ater 

badly 

told 

bank 

cave 

sent 

when 

they 

34 

35 

36 

37 

beat 

blood 

coat 

floor 

blame 

clothe          fear 

gust 

awake 

grass 

wrath 

rake 

even 

neck 

melt 

find 

THIRD   GRADE  — SECOND  HALF 


1 

2 

3 

gate 

grow 

hall 

green 

hair 

heat 

snake 

straw 

cart 

thing 

think 

dive 

4 

5 

6 

join 

note 

rich 

meal 

owe 

roU 

rest 

east 

left 

fine 

line 

ship 

7 

8 

9 

safe 

step 

wash 

sore 

wall 

harm 

rent 

still 

grip 

bill 

side 

kind 

10 

11 

12 

hide 

bird 

calf 

aim 

hush 

curl 

fish 

print 

king 

life 

wind 
11 

mile 

12 

THIRD  GRADE 

13 

14 

15 

deer 

feed 

leaf 

dirt 

inch 

lion 

sort 

gold 

down 

wife 

dish 

drive 

16 

17 

18 

load 

meat 

nose 

maid 

merry 

oak 

short 

cost 

pray 

quit 

thin 

drink 

19 

20 

21 

pail 

pity 

pour 

peek 

pony 

roar 

bluff 

rope 

shake 

sing 

hitch 

slip 

22 

23 

24 

seek 

slow 

Stiff 

sheU 

soak 

stub 

tent 

car 

bond 

flint 

strive 

pine 

25 

26 

27 

tail 

tear 

heal 

tall 

tend 

wide 

puff 

band 

trim 

ripe 

sold 

town 

1 

SECOND  HALF 

28 

29 

30 

acorn 
bale 

chase 
cord 

cozy 
flow 

wipe 
report 

pink 
found 

[ 

wing 
lost 

31 

32 

33 

food 
fort 
whip 
hope 

hale 
heel 
skin 
lost 

herd 
hose 
sink 
chop 

34 

35 

36 

37 

kite 
kitten 
shine 
cross 

lone 
mate 
mine 
torn 

i 

pane 
peep 
fill 
fond 

seed 
cake 
rush 
loud 

13 


FOURT] 

H   GRADE 

-FIRST  HALF 

1 

2 

3 

price 

try 

behind 

become 

move 

ground 

core 

delay 

catch 

class 

camp 

burn 

4 

5 

6 

bear 

spell 

hurt 

clear 

poor 

maybe 

clean 

finish 

tonight 

black 

dash 

grant 

7 

8 

9 

tenth 

seen 

hght 

sir 

full 

coming 

these 

fail 

night 

past 

aunt 

hang 

10 

11 

12 

easy 

clothing 

gone 

warm 

began 

suit 

unless 

able 

watch 

chance 

taste 

14 

marsh 

FOURTH  GRADE  —  FIRST   HALF 


15 


13 

14 

15 

fell 

walk 

war 

fight 

news 

summer 

buy 

small 

above 

ashes 

graze 

slate 

16 

17 

18 

express 

half 

table 

turn 

father 

high 

lesson 

anything 

talk 

felt 

set 

dent 

19 

20 

21 

June 

road 

four 

right 

March 

.   herself 

date 

indeed 

power 

next 

less 

heart 

22 

23 

24 

because 

meet 

ever 

world 

another 

held 

country 

people 

church 

break 

fresh 

edge 

25 

26 

27 

once 

know 

leave 

own 

were 

early 

before 

wish 

trip 

crash 

dead 

close 

16 

FOURTH  GRADE 

28 

29 

30 

flower 

such 

however 

nothing 

many 

shall 

list 

morning 

file 

lead 

mind 

alone 

31 

32 

33 

order 

point 

body 

third 

within 

goes 

stamp 

pass 

track 

push    - 

done 

hold 

34 

35 

36 

paid 

might 

true 

real 

deal 

again 

waste 

scamp 

both 

speak 

almost 

lamp 

37 

38 

39 

build 

also 

who 

glory 

those 

died 

tramp 

scratch 

mercy 

case 

great 

few 

40 

41 

42 

please 

else 

rule 

omit 

offer 

pair 

fix 

drill 

begin 

anyway 

built 

write 

FIRST  HALF 

43 

44 

45 

need 

birthday 

chair 

ahead 

bottle 

cheap 

while 

wrist 

wire 

basket 

careful 

silk 

46 

47                         48 

49 

cheese 

dinner          fellow 

grade 

color 

earth            fifty 

hardly 

die 

brown          funny 

hurry 

stick 

strike           grind 

damp 

17 


FOURTH  GRADE  — SECOND  HALF 


lately 

per 

sign 

lunch      / 

porch 

sleep 

myself 

settle 

smoke 

swing 

field 

wink 

4 

5 

6 

skill 

twice 

coffee 

store 

bread 

crazy 

supper 

butter 

excuse 

string 

pound 

middle 

7 

8 

9 

gather 

idea 

lovely 

heavy 

insist 

marry 

hotel 

iron 

pillow 

stop 

soap 

ground 

10 

11 

12 

plenty 

skirt 

treat 

scare 

snow 

branch 

sixty 

sweet 

candy 

born 

milk 

18 

tire 

FOURTH  GRADE  —  SECOND  HALF 


19 


13 

14 

15 

hunt 

pump 

apple 

ache 

took 

arise 

stairs 

wood 

bathe 

thick 

alarm 

count 

16 

17 

18 

bury 

chirp 

creep 

spoil 

sound 

stock 

cabin 

cooky 

dream 

candle 

corner 

earn 

19 

20 

21 

fence 

danger 

across 

strong 

boil 

knock 

force 

ladder 

model 

goose 

lemon 

negro 

22 

23 

24 

pencil 

ribbon 

sauce 

popcorn 

robin 

sheep 

purse 

Santa  Claus 

shore 

mouse 

mouth 

brook 

25 

26 

27 

skate 

horse 

tie 

steep 

sweep 

toe 

storm 

team 

vase 

root 

shout 

club 

20 

FOURTH  GRADE 

28 

29 

30 

wagon 

wheel 

agree 

wave 

widow 

attic 

weep 

worm 

balloon 

shut 

stove 

jump 

31 

32 

33 

battle 

anger 

broom 

beam 

bloom 

coal 

berry 

bonfire 

cracker 

off 

brink 

stuff 

34 

35 

36 

crane 

haul 

mend 

white 

trunk 

raise 

forth 

Indian 

ranch 

hammer 

knee 

hook 

37 

38 

39 

screw 

weed 

laugh 

shade 

wise 

shock 

buggy 

yell 

master 

flock 

soil 

rabbit 

40 

41 

42 

turkey 

bright 

button 

below 

shape 

cattle 

bleed 

bullet 

cherry 

bump 

bunch 

idle 

SECOND  ] 

lALF 

43 

44 

45 

excite 

garden 

nobody 

flame 

goodby 

lumber 

freeze 

hello 

endure 

fruit 

music 

sprint 

46 

47 

48 

parent 

steal 

thread 

pocket 

stocking 

whistle 

pumpkin 

stream 

aflame 

scrub 

49 

arrest 
arrow 

slope 

50 

orange 
plate 

grate 

bagga 

ge 

sport 

breasi 

t 

sweat 

21 


FIFTH  GRADE  — FIRST  HALF 

Few  phonogramic  words  occur  in  this  grade. 
Teachers  will  put  on  the  blackboard  each  day  type 
words  selected  from  the  harder  groups  in  the  Ap- 
pendix and  pronounce  words  in  the  dictated  lessons 
from  these  groups.  The  number  of  these  words  will 
increase  as  the  spelling  ability  of  the  children  develops. 


1 

2 

3 

trust 

collect 

pretty 

extra 

provide 

stole 

teach 

sight 

income 

happen 

stood 

bought 

begun 

army 

enter 

4 

5 

6 

raihoad 

recover 

event 

unable 

mountain 

inform 

ticket 

steamer 

month 

account 

contract 

children 

driven 

brought 

dress 

7 

8 

9 

understand 

office 

ready 

follow 

change 

except 

charge 

picture 

capture 

member 

beside 

wrote 

return 

money 

22 

bridge 

FIFTH  GRADE  —  FIRST  HALF 


23 


10 

11 

12 

suffer 

death 

travel 

center 

learn 

rapid 

front 

wonder 

repair 

carry 

check 

trouble 

chain 

prove 

entrance 

13 

14 

15 

importance 

mayor 

engine 

carried 

wait 

visit 

loss 

beg 

guest 

fortune 

degree 

department 

empire 

prison 

obtain 

16 

17 

18 

family 

view 

support 

favor 

election 

does 

husband 

clerk 

regard 

amount 

though 

escape 

human 

o'clock 

since 

19 

20 

21 

which 

certainly 

twelve 

length 

chicken 

twenty 

asleep 

daughter 

window 

awfully 

everybody 

afterward 

bottom 

fifteen 

anxious 

24 

FIFTH   GRADE 

22 

23 

24 

breakfast 

equal 

listen 

comfortable 

health 

moment 

compare 

improve 

nature 

couple 

invite 

nerve 

eleven 

kitchen 

noise 

25 

26 

27 

paint 

quiet 

tight 

parlor 

nurse 

whatever 

piano 

sometime 

worry 

potato 

student 

wrong 

quick 

thirty 

yellow 

28 

29 

30 

yourself 

schoolhouse 

bother 

hunger 

sleigh 

bridle 

hungry 

stumble 

cottage 

knife 

blackboard 

cranberry 

orchard 

blanket 

crawl 

31 

32 

33 

creek 

flood 

landlord 

cruel 

flour 

match 

cutter 

hatch 

narrow 

dragon 

hawk 

noble 

fever 

jacket 

playmate 

FIRST  HALF 

34 

35 

36 

rattle 

stalk 

cousin 

saddle 

weak 

forest 

screen 

witch 

pledge 

smell 

wolf 

anyone 

stain 

awhile 

bundle 

37 

38 

39 

cellar 

crumb 

honest 

choose 

football 

heard 

climb 

frighten 

inspect 

comb 

harness 

itself 

cotton 

hickory 

always 

25 


FIFTH   GRADE  — SECOND  HALF 

Few  phonogramic  words  occur  in  this  grade. 
Teachers  will  put  on  the  blackboard  each  day  type 
words  selected  from  the  harder  groups  in  the  Ap- 
pendix and  pronounce  words  in  the  dictated  lessons 
from  these  groups.  The  number  of  these  words  will 
increase  as  the  spelling  ability  of  the  children  develops. 


1 

2 

3 

sure 

young 

broke 

something 

fair 

feel 

expect 

dollar 

least 

thus 

evening 

sorry 

woman 

plan 

God 

4 

5 

6 

teacher 

history 

thought 

November 

cause 

person 

subject 

study 

nor 

press 

himself 

January 

April 

matter 

mean 

7 

8 

9 

vote 

yesterday 

size 

court 

among 

December 

copy 

question 

dozen 

act 

doctor 

there 

been 

hear 

26 

tax 

FIFTH 

GRADE  —  SECOND 

HALF 

10 

11 

12 

number 

afraid 

aboard 

October 

uncle 

jail 

reason 

rather 

shed 

fifth 

comfort 

retire 

eight 

elect 

refuse 

13 

14 

15 

district 

navy 

weather 

restrain 

fourth 

worth 

ro3^al 

population 

contain 

objection 

proper 

figure 

pleasure 

judge 

sudden 

16 

17 

IS 

forty 

everything 

slide 

instead 

rate 

farther 

use 

chief 

duty 

throw 

perfect 

intend 

personal 

second 

company 

19 

20 

21  • 

quite 

appear 

September 

none 

liberty 

station 

knew 

enough 

attend 

remain 

fact 

between 

direct 

board 

public 

27 


28 

FIFTH  GRADE 

22 

23 

24 

friend 

madam 

prize 

during 

truly 

August 

through 

whole 

Tuesday 

police 

address 

struck 

until 

request 

getting 

25 

26 

27 

Thursday- 

spend 

hospital 

enjoy 

auto 

humble 

awful 

vacation 

journey 

usual 

beautiful 

lagoon 

complaint 

flight 

lightning 

28 

29 

30 

limb 

rifle 

sorrow 

lonesome 

rough 

growl 

ought 

carpet 

squirrel 

pasture 

soldier 

straight 

scout 

somebody 

telephone 

31 

32 

33 

village 

mince 

burglar 

voice 

attack 

circle 

absent 

barrel 

cripple 

advance 

baseball 

cupboard 

angleworm 

bruise 

eagle 

SECOND  HALF 

34 

35 

36 

feast 

jewel 

raisin 

former 

market 

remark 

guard 

nickel 

scarce 

hatchet 

picnic 

scorch 

insect 

prince 

sense 

37 

38 

39 

shovel 

mound 

trace 

silver 

starve 

tunnel 

smooth 

strange 

unload 

speed 

coast 

violet 

starch 

thimble 

wither 

29 


SIXTH   GRADE  — FIRST  HALF 

The  spelling  ability  of  the  children  should  be  so 
well  developed  by  the  time  they  reach  this  grade 
that  they  will  be  able  to  spell  any  of  the  words  selected 
at  random  from  the  Appendix,  from  which  the  teacher 
will  dictate  each  lesson. 


1 

2 

3 

destroy 

oblige 

desire 

newspaper 

sail 

nearly 

scissors 

cities 

sometimes 

answer 

known 

declare 

reply 

several 

engage 

4 

5 

6 

final 

employ 

region 

terrible 

property 

convict 

surprise 

select 

private 

period 

connection 

command 

addition 

firm 

debate 

7 

8 

9 

crowd 

selection 

measure 

factory 

relative 

famous 

publish 

progress 

serve 

represent 

entire 

estate 

term 

president 

remember 

30 


SIXTH 

GRADE  —  FIRST 

HALF                3] 

10 

11 

12 

either 

running 

primary 

effort 

allow 

result 

important 

position 

Saturday 

due 

ledge 

appoint 

include 

claim 

information 

13 

14 

15 

whom 

prevent 

await 

sympathy 

action 

suppose 

themselves 

justice 

w^onderful 

special 

gentleman 

direction 

women 

enclose 

forward 

16 

17 

18 

although 

perhaps 

forenoon 

prompt 

their 

lose 

attempt 

imprison 

combination 

whose 

written 

avenue 

statement 

arrange 

neighbor 

19 

20 

21 

weigh 

publication 

adopt 

wear 

machine 

secure 

entertain 

valuable 

honor 

salary 

success 

promise 

visitor 

drown 

wreck 

32 

SIXTH   GRADE 

22 

23 

24 

prepare 

different 

attention 

vessel 

object 

education 

busy 

provision 

director 

prefer 

according 

purpose 

illustrate 

already 

common 

25 

26 

27 

diamond 

feature 

distribute 

together 

article 

general 

convention 

service 

tomorrow 

increase 

injure 

consider 

manner 

effect 

against 

28 

29 

30 

complete 

interest 

improvement 

search 

often 

century 

treasure 

stopped 

total 

popular 

motion 

mention 

Christmas 

theater 

arrive 

31 

32 

33 

supply 

affair 

further 

assist       • 

course 

serious 

difference 

neither 

doubt 

examination 

local 

conditions 

particular 

marriage 

government 

• 

FIRST  HALF 

34 

35 

36 

opinion 

certain 

pleasant 

believe 

witness 

guess 

system 

investigate 

circular 

possible 

therefore 

argument 

piece 

too 

volume 

37 

38 

39 

organize 

accident 

associate 

summon 

invitation 

automobile 

official 

accept 

various 

victim 

impossible 

decide 

estimate 

concern 

entitle 

33 


SIXTH   GRADE  — SECOND  HALF 

The  spelling  ability  of  the  children  should  be  so 
well  developed  by  the  time  they  reach  this  grade 
that  they  will  be  able  to  spell  any  of  the  words  selected 
at  random  from  the  Appendix,  from  which  the  teacher 
will  dictate  each  lesson. 


political 

minute 

really 

national 

vegetable 

celebration 

recent 

absence 

folks 

business 

conference 

meant 

refer 

Wednesday 

earliest 

4 

whether 

5 

reUef 

6 

responsible 

distinguish 

occupy 

beginning 

consideration 

probably 

application 

colonies 

foreign 

difficulty 

assure 

expense 

scene 

7 

8 

9 

finally 

suggest 

agreement 

develop 

mere 

unfortunate 

circumstance 

senate 

majority 

issue 

receive 

elaborate 

material 

respectfully 

citizen 

34 


SIXTH  GRADE  —  SECOND  HALF 


35 


10 

11 

12 

necessary 

arrangement 

secretary 

divide 

reference 

association 

principal 

evidence 

career 

testimony 

experience 

height 

discussion 

session 

organization 

13 

14 

15 

emergency 

practical 

February 

appreciate 

proceed 

immediate 

sincerely 

cordially 

convenient 

athletic 

character 

receipt 

extreme 

separate 

preliminary 

16 

17 

18 

disappoint 

principle 

continue 

especially 

judgment 

electric 

annual 

recommend 

imagine 

committee 

allege 

library 

decision 

advantage 

manage 

19 

20 

21 

mighty 

postscript 

style 

notice 

quarter 

waist 

otherwise 

realize 

professor 

ourselves 

satisfy 

thoroughly 

package 

seventy 

university 

36 

SIXTH  GRADE 

22 

23 

24 

grandfather 

chimney 

quarrel 

grandmother 

decorate 

umbrella 

Thanksgiving 

depot 

adventure 

bandage 

handkerchief 

banana 

bJossom 

agreeable 

canvas 

25 

26 

27 

damage 

discover 

fasten 

darhng 

disgust 

feather 

dehght 

dodge 

fierce 

dehver 

ambition 

freight 

appetite 

explore 

fright 

28 

29 

30 

furnace 

manual 

operate 

group 

mistress 

outdoor 

hardship 

naughty 

peanut 

industry 

necktie 

pigeon 

knapsack 

onion 

poison 

31 

32 

33 

praise 

splendid 

surround 

punish 

spread 

swallow 

shoulder 

square 

sweater 

sidewalk 

sunshine 

sword 

smother 

surrender 

tablet 

SECOND  HALF 

34 

35 

36 

tease 

value 

asylum 

throat 

verse 

bicycle 

thunder 

wheat 

astonish 

touch 

wound 

dandelion 

trousers 

balance 

disappear 

37 

38 

39 

dismiss 

furniture 

probable 

distance 

muskrat 

purchase 

educate 

occasion 

society 

enemy 

opposite 

carriage 

examine 

paralyze 

climate 

37 


APPENDIX 

PHONOGRAMIC   WORDS 

ab 

ack 

ad 

aft 

cab 

lack 

bad 

datt 

crab 

pack 

brad 

draft 

dab 

quack 

cad 

graft 

drab 

rack 

clad 

haft 

gab 

sack 

dad 

raft 

grab 

shack 

fad 

shaft 

jab 

slack 

gad 

nab 

smack 

glad 

ag 

scab 

snack 

had 

bag 

slab 

stack 

lad 

brag 

stab 

tack 

mad 

crag 

tab 

track 

pad 

drag 

whack 

sad 

fag 

ack 

wrack 

shad 

flag 

back 

tad 

gag 

black 

act 

hag 

clack 

act 

EXCEPTION 

lag 

crack 

fact 

add 

nag 

hack 

pact 

rag 

jack 

tact 

aft 

sag 

knack 

tract 

craft 

slag 

3? 


ag 

APPENDIX 

an 

ag 

ake 

alt 

EXCEPTIONS 

snag 

rake 

halt 

jamb 

stag 

sake 

malt 

lamb 

tag 

shake 

salt 

slake 

amp 

age 

snake 

EXCEPTIONS     camp 

age 

stake 

fault 

clamp 

cage 

take 

sault 

cramp 

gage 

wake 

damp 

page 

alve 

lamp 

rage 

calve 

samp 

sage 

EXCEPTIONS     halve 

scamp 

stage 

ache 

salve 

stamp 

wage 

break 

tamp 

am 

tramp 

ake 

am 

vamp 

awake 

aid 

clam 

bake 

bald 

cram 

an 

brake 

scald 

dam 

an 

cake 

dram 

ban 

crake 

aim 

ham 

bran 

drake 

alms 

jam 

can 

fake 

balm 

ram 

clan 

flake 

calm 

sham 

fan 

lake 

palm 

slam 

man 

make 

psalm 

swam 

pan 

quake 

qualm 

tram 

plan 

40 


an 


PHONOGRAMIC  WORDS 


ape 


an 

and 

ank 

ap 

ran 

land 

drank 

cap 

span 

sand 

flank 

chap 

tan 

stand 

frank 

clap 

than 

strand 

hank 

flap 

van 

lank 

gap 

ang 

plank 

hap 

bang 

prank 

lap 

ance 

clang 

rank 

map 

chance 

fang 

sank 

nap 

dance 

gang 

shank 

pap 

glance 

hang 

shrank 

rap 

lance 

pang 

spank 

sap 

prance 

rang 

tank 

scrap 

trance 

sang 

thank 

slap 

. 

slang 

yank 

snap 

EXCEPTION 

sprang 

strap 

manse 

tang 

tap 

twang 

ant 

trap 

and 

ant 

WTap 

and 

chant 

band 

ank 

grant 

ape 

bland 

bank 

pant 

ape 

brand 

blank 

plant 

cape 

gland 

clank 

rant 

crape 

grand 

crank 

scant 

drape 

hand 

dank 

slant 

grape 

41 


ave 

APPENDIX 

bl 

ave 

aw 

ay 

ay 

grave 

slaw 

bay 

tray 

knave 

squaw 

bray 

way 

lave 

straw 

clay 

nave 

thaw 

day 

aze 

pave 

yaw 

display 

blaze 

rave 

dray 

craze 

save 

EXCEPTION 

fay 

daze 

shave 

awe 

flay 

gaze 

slave 

fray 

glaze 

stave 

awn 

gay 

graze 

wave 

brawn 

gray 

haze 

dawn 

hay 

maze 

aw 

drawn 

jay 

raze 

caw 

fawn 

lay 

claw 

lawn 

may 

craw 

pawn 

nay 

EXCEPTIONS 

daw 

sawn 

pay 

phrase 

draw 

spawn 

play 

praise 

flaw 

yawn 

pray 

gnaw 

ray 

bl 

haw 

ax 

say 

blab 

jaw 

ax 

slay 

blame 

law 

flax 

spray 

bland 

paw 

lax 

stay 

bled 

raw 

tax 

stray 

blent 

saw 

wax 

sway 

bless 

44 


bl 


PHONOGRAMIC  WORDS 


eck 


bl 


cl 


cr 


dr 


br 


cl 


blest 

clang 

crime 

drift 

bliss 

clap 

crimp 

drill 

block 

clash 

crone 

drip 

blond 

clasp 

crop 

drone 

blot 

cleft 

cross 

drop 

bluff 

cliff 

crude 

dross 

blunt 

clime 

crumb 

drug 

blush 

cling 

crush 

drum 

clip 

crust 

• 

clod 

dw 

brad 

clog 

die 

dwarf 

brag 

clot 

bridle 

dwell 

bran 

clump 

bundle 

dwelt 

brand 

clung 

candle 

brat 

idle 

east 

bride 

cr 

middle 

east 

brig 

crab 

needle 

feast 

brim 

cradle 

riddle 

least 

brine 

craft 

saddle 

3east 

bring 

crag 

brunt 

cram 

dr 

eck 

brush 

cramp 

drab 

beck 

brute 

crane 

drag 

check 

crash 

dram 

deck 

crate 

drape 

fleck 

clamp 

crib 

dress 

neck 

45 


ri 

APPENDIX 

EXCEPTIONS          fie 

gr 

ibe 

neigh 

scuffle 

grab 

gibe 

sleigh 

trifle 

grade 

tribe 

weigh 

grand 

ic 

fr 

grape 

music 

fi 

frame 

grate 

picnic 

flag 

fresh 

grill 

public 

flame 

frog 

grime 

flap 

from 

grin 

ice 

flash 

frost 

grip 

dice 

flat 

gripe 

ice 

fled 

grist 

Hce 

flesh 

full 

grit 

mice 

fling 

full 

grog 

nice 

flint 

grope 

price 

flip 

gl 

grub 

rice 

flit 

glad 

gruff 

slice 

flog 

glade 

spice 

flop 

gland 

ib 

splice 

floss 

glen 

bib 

thrice 

flume 

glib 

crib 

trice 

flung 

ghde 

fib 

twice 

flush 

glint 

nib 

vice 

globe 

rib 

fle 

gloss 

ick 

rifle 

glum 

ibe 

brick 

ruffle 

glut 

bribe 

48 

chick 

ick 


ick  PHONOGRAMIC  WORDS  lie 


ick 

id 

EXCEPTION 

ig 

click 

skid 

if 

wig 

crick 

slid 

flick 

ike 

kick 

ift 

dike 

lick 

ield 

drift 

like 

nick 

field 

gift 

pike 

pick 

shield 

lift 

spike 

prick 

wield 

rift 

strike 

quick 

yield 

shift 

rick 

sift 

EXCEPTION 

sick 

ife 

swift 

dyke 

slick 

fife 

thrift 

spick 

knife 

ild 

stick 

life 

child 

thick 

rife 

ig 

mild 

tick 

strife 

big 

wild 

trick 

wife 

brig 

wick 

dig 

ile 

fig 

bile 

id 

iff 

gig 

file 

bid 

cliff 

jig 

mile 

did 

skiff 

pig 

pile 

hid 

sniff 

prig 

rile 

kid 

stiff 

rig 

smile 

lid 

tiff 

sprig 

spile 

rid 

w^hiff 

twig 

stile 

49 


lilt 

APPENDIX 

int 

ip 

ire 

ist 

lint 

snip 

umpire 

list 

mint 

tip 

wire 

mist 

print 

trip 

twist 

splint 

whip 

EXCEPTIONS      whist 

sprint 

lyre 

wrist 

squint 

ipe 

pyre 

stint 

gripe 

tint 

pipe 

ish 

it 

ripe 

dish 

bit 

ip 

snipe 

fish 

fit 

chip 

stripe 

wish 

flit 

clip 

tripe 

grit 

dip 

wipe 

isp 

hit 

drip 

crisp 

it 

flip 

ire 

lisp 

kit 

grip 

dire 

knit 

hip 

fire 

iss 

lit 

lip 

hire 

bliss 

merit 

nip 

ire 

hiss 

nit 

pip 

mire 

kiss 

pit 

rip 

quire 

miss 

profit 

scrip 

shire 

quit 

ship 

sire 

ist 

sit 

sip 

spire 

fist 

slit 

skip 

squire 

grist 

spit 

slip 

tire 

hist 

split 

it 


52 


it 


PHONOGRAMIC  WORDS 


Og 


it 

ix 

ock 

EXCEPTION 

visit 

fix 

crock 

odd 

whit 

mix 

dock 

wit 

six 

flock 

writ 

frock 

off 

ob 

hock 

doff 

itch 

bob 

knock 

off 

ditch 

cob 

lock 

hitch 

fob 

mock 

itch 

gob 

pock 

oft 

pitch 

job 

rock 

croft 

stitch 

knob 

shock 

loft 

witch 

mob 

smock 

oft 

rob 

sock 

soft 

snob 

stock 

EXCEPTION 

sob 

rich 

throb 

og 

od 

bog 

ive 

obe 

clod 

clog 

arrive 

globe 

cod 

cog 

dive 

lobe 

God 

flog 

drive 

robe 

hod 

fog 

five 

nod 

frog 

hive 

ock 

plod 

hog 

strive 

block 

pod 

jog 

thrive 

clock 

rod 

log 

wive 

cock 

sod 

tog 

53 


-^^' 


ost 

APPENDIX 

01 

ost 

otch 

EXCEPTION 

ound 

cost 

blotch 

crowd 

pound 

frost 

botch 

round 

lost 

crotch 

ought 

sound 

notch 

bought 
brought 

ot 

fought 

ount 

allot 

oth 

nought 

count 

blot 

broth 

ought 

fount 

clot 

froth 

sought 

mount 

cot 

moth 

thought 

dot 

sloth 

wrought 

got 

troth 

our 

hot 

ounce 

flour 

jot 

bounce 

our 

knot 

ouch 

flounce 

scour 

lot 

couch 

jounce 

sour 

not 

crouch 

ounce 

plot 

pouch 

pounce 

ouse 

pot 

slouch 

trounce 

blouse 

rot 

vouch 

douse 

shot 

ound 

grouse 

slot 

oud 

bound 

house 

sot 

cloud 

found 

louse 

spot 

loud 

ground 

mouse 

tot 

proud 

hound 

souse 

trot 

shroud 

mound 

56 

spouse 

out 


PHONOGRAMIC  WORDS 


Pl 


out 

ove 

ow 

EXCEPTION 

about 

cove 

now 

noun 

bout 

drove 

plow 

clout 

grove 

prow 

ox 

flout 

hove 

scow 

box 

gout 

rove 

vow 

flox 

lout 

stove 

fox 

out 

strove 

ox 

pout 

throve 

owl 

pox 

rout 

trove 

cowl 

scout 

wove 

fowl 

shout 

growl 

oy 

snout 

howl 

boy 

spout 

over 

owl 

cloy 

sprout 

clover 

prowl 

coy 

stout 

dover 

scowl 

decoy 

trout 

drover 

destroy 

without 

over 

joy 

rover 

own 

toy 

outh 

brown 

troy 

drouth 

clown 

mouth 

ow 

crown 

pl 

south 

allow 

down 

plan 

avow 

drown 

plane 

ove 

brow 

frown 

plash 

alcove 

cow 

gown 

plat 

clove 

how 

town 

plate 

57 


pi 
pi 


pr 


qu 


APPENDIX 

qu 

sc 

sk 

plod 

queen 

scruff 

skiff 

plot 

queer 

scud 

skill 

plug 

quench 

scull 

skim 

plum 

quest 

scum 

skimp 

plume 

quick 

scup 

skip 

plush 

quid 

quill 

si 

quilt 

sch 

slab 

prate 

quince 

scheme 

slag 

press 

quire 

scholar 

slam 

pride 

quit 

school 

slang 

prig 

quite 

schooner 

slant 

prim 

.    quote 

slap 

prime 

sh 

slash 

print 

sc 

shad 

slat 

probe 

scab 

shall 

slate 

prod 

scalp 

sham 

sled 

prompt 

scamp 

shed 

slide 

prop 

scan 

shell 

slim 

prude 

scat 

shin 

shme 

prune 

scoff 

ship 

sling 

scone 

shod 

sHt 

I 

scope 

shop 

slope 

quack 

scot 

shot 

slot 

quaint 

scrape 

shun 

slug 

quake 

scrub 

shut 

slump 

si 


58 


si 


PHONOGRAMIC  WORDS 


sw 


si 


sm 


sn 


sp 


sp 

squ 

st 

slung 

spill 

squint 

stub 

slush 

spilt 

squire 

stud 

spin 

squirt 

stuff 

1 

spine 

stun 

smash 

spit 

St 

smell 

spite 

stab 

sw 

smelt 

spot 

Staff 

swag 

smite 

sprang 

stag 

swam 

smote 

sprat 

stain 

swamp 

smug 

sprig 

stalk 

swan 

smut 

spring 

stem 

swap 

sprint 

step 

sward 

L 

sprit 

stiff 

swarm 

snag 

sprite 

still 

swart 

snip 

sprung 

stop 

swash 

snipe 

spun 

strand 

swath 

snub 

strap 

swell 

snuff 

squ 

stress 

swift 

snug 

squab 

stride 

swig 

squad 

strife 

swill 

1 

square 

strip 

swim 

spade 

squash 

stripe 

swine 

span 

squat 

strode 

swing 

spat 

squeak 

strop 

swish 

sped 

squeeze 

strung 

swum 

spell 

squelch 

strut 

swung 

59 


tr 


tr 


tw 


APPENDIX 

tw 

uck 

uff 

trade 

twist 

muck 

huff 

tram 

twit 

pluck 

luff 

tramp 

shuck 

muff 

trap 

ub 

stuck 

puff 

trash 

club 

struck 

ruff 

trend 

cub 

suck 

snuff 

tress 

drub 

truck 

stuff 

tribe 

dub 

tuck 

triU 

grub 

trim 

hub 

ud 

ug 

trip 

rub 

bud 

bug 

tripe 

scrub 

cud 

drug 

trite 

snub 

mud 

dug 

trod 

stub 

hug 

trope 

tub 

udge 

jug 

trot 

budge 

lug 

trump 

drudge 

mug 

truss 

ube 

judge 

plug 

trust 

cube 

nudge 

pug 

T 

tube 

rug 
shrug 

twang 

uck 

ufif 

slug 

twig 

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